The University of the Third Age

U3A Okeover

Programme for Term 3, 2018

A Getting the Most from your ICT Devices and the Internet

Dates: Thursdays 16, 23, 30 August, 6, 13 September

B From Prague to Helsinki: Eastern Europe emerging from the Iron Curtain

Dates: Thursdays 16, 23, 30 August, 6, 13 September

C The History of Scotland

Dates: Thursdays 20, 27 September, 4, 11, 18 October

D South Africa in the C20th: Ordinary and Extraordinary Women Remember

Dates: Thursdays 20, 27 September, 4, 11, 18 October

Times: 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Enrolments for this term closed on Monday 15 Oct 2018.

Officers:

Chairman:Howard Harvey021 1363043
Treasurer:Colin Freeman027 2369476
Please hand your enrolment form to the treasurer at the desk.

Course A

Getting the Most from your ICT Devices and the Internet

Course organiser:David Chapple

16 Aug:
Stuart Charters, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University on 'Introducing the Internet'.What is the internet and how does it work? What are IP Addresses? Who controls the internet? Rules and protocols. What are URLs and https and www and apps and why are they used? Instagram, FaceTime, Skype and SnapChat Browsers and databases: What are they and how do they work? Internet "clouds" - what are they?

23 Aug:
Libby Collings, Julie Switalla and Ashleigh Collier – Westpac on 'Security and the Internet'.Internet banking, what to look out for with scams and fraud and general tips and tricks for using your computers.

30 Aug:
Peter Nock, Manager, Computing for Free, Dept. of Computing, ARA on 'Being Safe in the Digital World'.The internet is such a fantastic tool that it is now part of our normal daily life. But are you aware of the possible dangers when using it? Do you know about your Digital Footprint or how to avoid scams? Awareness will be the focus of this talk - helping you to understand your place and to be safe in the digital world.

6 Sep:
Peter Nock, Manager, Computing for Free, Dept. of Computing, ARA on 'Future Tech'.I can't predict the future any better than you can, but I can tell you about what is here now, coming soon and discuss some of the implications of this. I will also help unravel this future tech - what is Big Data, AI, the singularity? Wearables, the Uber Effect, Disrutive Tech, additive manufacturing and the Uncanny Valley are some of the examples we will discuss.

13 Sep:
Sam Penny with help from Neil on 'You and Your Phones'.Twenty things you should know about your mobile and cordless phone.

Course B

From Prague to Helsinki: Eastern Europe emerging from the Iron Curtain

Course organiser:Sally Page

Presenter:Roger Buckton

Roger Buckton was previously professor of Music at UC. As a tour leader he has just returned from a tour which included the countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. His experiences during the tour will be discussed and illustrated against a background of historical events especially in the past 100 years. It will be supported by visual and sound examples taken from two trips that Roger will be making in 2018 and will have something of a focus on the folk and national song and dance of the regions.

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Course C

The History of Scotland

Course organiser:Neil Fleming

Presenter:Frieda Looser

These five lectures will offer enticing glimpses of the proud history of Scotland from Skara Brae to Nicola Sturgeon. This is a land of antiquity in the north of Britain. To Gaelic speakers, it is Alba. The Scots came from Ireland and created Dál Riata, but ultimately, like the Angles and Franks they gave their name to the land they had conquered and the Picts disappeared from history. In solidarity against England, for 250 years the Scots joined forces with France, and border warfare was endemic. The Calvinistic reforms of John Knox, transformed Sacotland and in 1603 the crowns of Scotland and England descended to James VI and I, a dynastic union made political in 1707. The Scots have contributed in every field of education and endeavour and the spirit of Scottish national identity has been nurtured throughout the centuries.

20 Sep:
Prehistory and the Picts

27 Sep:
The Making of Scotland

4 Oct:
Auld Alliance and Border Raiders

11 Oct:
Reformation, Stuarts and Union

18 Oct:
Jacobites, Empire and National Reawakening

Course D

South Africa in the C20th: Ordinary and Extraordinary Women Remember

Course organiser:Kathryn Ell

Presenter:Judith Coullie

Judith Coullie obtained her MA in English literature from Syracuse University (USA) and her PhD from the University of Natal. Before immigrating to New Zealand, she was Professor of English at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is currently a learning advisor at the University of Canterbury.

In this series we explore the history of South Africa over the last century. The events of the last years of the 1800’s to the early years of the 2000’s all impacted on the lives of South Africans, citizens and disenfranchised people alike. Within the historical narrative, we hear parts of women’s life stories. Women across race, class and ethnic divisions recount snippets of their lives.

20 Sep:
From Boer Republics and British Colonies to the Union of South AfricaIrene McMagh, Sarah Raal

27 Sep:
Union and DivisionPhyllis Ntantala, Prue Smith, Dr Goonam

4 Oct:
Apartheid IntensifiesPauline Podbrey, Norma Kitson, Winnie Mandela

11 Oct:
The People Rise UpRuth First, Gillian Slovo, Maria Tholo, Emma Mashinini

18 Oct:
The New South AfricaMarike de Klerk, Antjie Krog